Growing Older
“Growing older is like climbing a mountain: the higher you get, the more strength you need, but the further you see.” – Ingmar Bergman
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Growing or Dying
“Ask yourself this critical question: “Am I growing or dying?” If your answer is dying, make the decision today to become more aware and begin growing. The ultimate goal of the world class thinker is to ascend to the highest … Continue reading →
The Magic
“The magic is in the mess.” – Dorothy Louisiana
Continue reading →Life is a Daring Adventure
“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure … Continue reading →
The Potential to Turn a Life Around
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” – Leo Buscaglia
Continue reading →Being Alive is a Grand Thing
“I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable… but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.” – Agatha Christie
Continue reading →Lighthouses Just Shine
“Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.” – Anne Lamott
Continue reading →Thermostats and Thermometers
“Are you a thermometer or a thermostat? A thermometer only reflects the temperature in its environment, adjusting to the situation. But, a thermostat initiates action to change the temperature in its environment.” – Nido Qubein
Continue reading →The Life That is Waiting for Us
“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell
Continue reading →Bedrock of Truth
“It always comes back to the same necessity: go deep enough and there is a bedrock of truth, however hard.” – May Sarton
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